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The Season of Expectations — met, or not

Clinton Street Theater 2522 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR, United States

Come settle in for an evening of tales of endings that lead, inevitably, to new beginnings. What better way to greet the darkening days of December, than to give yourself the gift on an evening of tales that celebrate the journeys from darkness to light. Of finding gratitude and celebration in the most unlikely places. Come be moved by heroes who dared death in order to preserve life…hear tales of how to let go with grace and how to hang on with joy. Come celebrate the turning of the year, the joy of the solstice and all it promises, with storytellers Barbara Fankhauser, Patrick Gannon, and Rob Luck on this first day of this last month of the year. December 1, 2018. Tickets at the…

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$10 – $15

Once In A Blue Moon . . .

Clinton Street Theater 2522 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR, United States

Oddities, Rarities and Other Anomalies Once in a blue moon, an event may happen that sends us careening off into unexpected directions. Occurrences that flip the plans we’ve made upside down. Join storytellers Barbara Fankhauser, Mike Goss, Anne-Louise Sterry and John Wylder for an evening of stories of unexpected turns, oddities, peculiarities and rare, the out-of-time moments. How do they change gears? How do they re-frame? How do they survive? Come enjoy our once-in-a-blue-moon stories. Who knows, perhaps just listening to them might send you off in directions most unexpected, as well. Saturday,Feb. 1  in the Clinton Street Theater at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Tickets at the door: $20;Buy on-line and save. General Public: $15 / Guild Members and their Guests: $12…

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$12 – $20

Portland Storytellers’ Guild: Pearl’s Pearls

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Tales for and by Pearl Steinberg On Zoom Friday, June 12 at 7:00 pm The Portland Storytellers Guild presents an online evening of stories celebrating Pearl Steinberg, beloved Guild member who passed away in May weeks at 97. Tellers who knew her well come together to share stories that reflect the style and substance of the tales Pearl loved to tell. This free performance will be the Guild’s first live offering since the closure of public events. Zoom in to see and hear Norm Brecke, Maura Doherty, Barbara Fankhauser, Edward Hershey, Will Hornyak, Ken Iverson, Anne Penfound and Anne Rutherford in a performance hosted by Eric Foxman — and including a video of Pearl telling a favorite story. There is no cost to attend, but…

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Free

Portland Storytellers’ Guild: Step Into Storytelling 102 – Virtual Workshop (Part 2)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Presenters: Barbara Fankhauser and Ken Iverson Step Into Storytelling 102 will introduce you to a basic need and solution in storytelling: finding the stories YOU want to tell.   A fun, hands-on, two-hour session that will provide you with tools guaranteed to help you to uncover distant memories just waiting to be polished into story gold. And as helpful as these methods are for digging up personal stories from your life or those of your family members, they also apply to stories that catch your eye -- or ear --  from the bigger world. Saturday, January 23 from 10:00 am to noon.  Attend virtually via Zoom. Click Here to Register.  Registration is just $10 per log-in. Prior to the workshop, each registered attendee will receive an…

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$10
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